GWAR's Pustulus Maximus Plays His Favorite Riffs

#GWAR guitarist #PustulusMaximus plays his favorites riffs from his lair in Antarctica in a room filled with Marshall stacks.
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[@albino5995]

‘When I first started playing guitar a year ago’ 😂😂

[@trav-dawg]

I don’t know much about GWAR but did he actually start playing a year ago (I started about a year and a half ago and he’s a million times better than me) or was it just a joke?

[@TB-ph7hv]

@@trav-dawg joke.

[@abranzoni4815]

The Maximus tribe time counting, whom Pustulus belongs to, is different from ours.

[@justinmatheson9198]

I busted out laughing when he said that shit lmao.

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

🤣😂 i caught that to

[@Julian66666666666666]

What a monster guitar player (pun intended) His tone is always brutal, man knows his shit straight

[@Thrash_ranch]

pun?

[@vizn9118]

Straight up rock riffs with no fucks given. Love to see the older rock influences expressed here. I'm loading up an early Sepultura playlist now!

[@ronniewall1481]

Young man i love how you explain things. Remember as Goofy always says, cant have Gwarsh without GWAR.

[@sjh0010]

That was the sickest treat, thank you!

[@JakePopowskiGuitar]

I don't believe I've seen an ml with that headstock.....beautiful guitar!

[@wrenchhammer5106]

Those are basically the riffs I play over and over. Give or take one.

[@Mickeymouse7727]

One of the coolest people

[@ThatOneBarron]

Best intro 10/10

[@eriklunden5218]

I think I am actually going to check out GWAR for the first time. Dude seems solid.

[@sambridges6647]

Oh my god he’s good at that

[@bishoplek2762]

Is gwar like intergalactic space monsters? I get a very 1990's power ranger foe type of vibe

[@ninjaturtlesfan6049]

How does he push his peddals?

[@TheSaintedOne]

GWAR is a community of kick-ass artists who figured out how to never grow up.

[@shnpio]

Wear makeup

[@wendel5868]

Lordi does it better

[@MediaDestroyer]

@@wendel5868 lmfao ok troll

[@robertglancy4474]

Yeah...Antifa's "rock band"....

[@anodetoodin]

@@wendel5868 Nah Lordi's mature.

[@SomeJustice19k]

You can tell how much this dude just loves playing guitar.

[@freebee8221]

Not as much as he loves to dress up.

[@eldritchyarnbeing3295]

at a concert a few years ago i was able to wiggle my way to the front of the pit and i was only about a foot away from him. even with all the other gwar show antics going on it was mesmerizing to watch him play. when someone truly loves what they do its like it becomes its own art form. super cool experience

[@adderon]

Tools and talent

[@revcor632]

@@eldritchyarnbeing3295 Man that's one of my favorite kinds of experiences. Getting up to the edge of the stage as close as you can be to one of the musicians, and just watching only them. All the other sound and commotion seems to recede into the background a bit, all your attention and senses are tuned directly on the one guy and you can really take in all the little detail and nuance of their musicianship

[@charlesmdrummer]

``in a room filled with Marshall stacks`` oh a man of culture

[@omarsharif927]

Plus hes playing a through a jcm 800.

[@FLORIDAERO]

@@omarsharif927 Can't beat the JCM800

[@disastermidi1990]

Deluxe Memory Man maybe a plexi could

[@6nosis]

Chainsaw tones are played out like his B.O.

[@philwhiting5625]

I love the fact he makes a couple of mistakes playing Ride The Lightening, but when he speeds it up it's flawless. I don't know how he can play with all that on.

[@Eminate2121]

I love the fact you misspelled "lightning" while pointing out his mistakes in a totally not ironic manner.

[@Ottophil]

GinRummy i love how you, no i dont

[@tonymanfredi6844]

I'm not picky...I liked all three (3) comments.

[@LayMyBurdenDown]

Ask buckethead also he's not from this planet.

[@rezarks2036]

@@Eminate2121 his spelling is completely irrelevant to his observation about his guitar playing.

[@TVsttic]

somehow he looks chubby, skinny, and buff all at the same time

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

🤣😂

[@z.r0.m_0n]

This may shock you, but his 6 pack is just drawn on

[@tallmantactics66]

Lmao best comment

[@Garbagejuicewaterfall]

Years of drug use..... the good stuff

[@adrionbaker3074]

LMAO!

[@wolfcoma]

Camera 1 ,Camera 2 Camera 1 Camera 2 Camera 1 Camera 2

[@kegaan]

A little annoying ha?

[@throwinflies1977]

I liked it

[@stevenfowler3043]

There just trying to find his good side haha

[@rockmetalsongs7764]

WAYNES WORLD INTENSIFIES

[@Segwo]

Well, you know how these things go... one guy teaches another guy a riff, and they tell two friends, and they tell their friends, and so on and so on

[@TheSarcasticEngineer]

"18 stacks. All the time. Wide open. Why do you think I'm deaf?" 😂👌

[@thegrindcoreenthusiast7293]

I'm So Glad That This Band Is Still Together

[@elansleazebaganno]

Yeah. Me Too. I Love Gwar. I Also Love Typing Like I Have A Sub-Average IQ.

[@THEshaggyrogers]

Elan Sleazebaganno gwar is one of those bands that i think Just won’t die

[@elansleazebaganno]

@@THEshaggyrogers Yes. I Completely Agree With You.

[@michaeltodd2923]

I dont know man. Even dave said gwar was rad because anyone could slip into the gear and the band could live thousands of years lol. But the second he dies they change the singer? Might just be me but im sure we could have found someone to sound like him. I totally gave up on them now. Im sure they are still great but I liked oderus* . they could have made it a reincarnation thing or zombie maybe. I don't know. What do I know about knowing stuff? Also can someone please sub my channel thing? I'll get you back. Please and thanks.

[@amanisnoone.9795]

@@michaeltodd2923 I am too am not thrilled on the vocals situation. Sasha Baron Cohen would have been a suitable Dave replacement!

[@PapaWheelie1]

This guy is gonna be decent when he gets two years of practice finished

[@velizarzhelev6552]

need further explanation...

[@falconater68]

@@velizarzhelev6552 .....How?

[@jacoblbarton]

falconater68 I mean all he’d have to do is watch the video for about 2 minute and he’d get it

[@montanajuggs1717]

So? Has his practice paid off?

[@howardwarth303]

1500 years ago

[@bernardshakey9107]

I shed a tear of happiness for the Ramones shout out. Everything he said in terms of what made Johnny’s tone so awesome was 100 percent accurate. Almost NOBODY ever gets a Ramones cover right for that exact reason. It’s all downstrokes, all in the wrist, slightly less power on the off beat for a “DOWN down DOWN down DOWN down” sort of thing. Everything he mentioned, the power stance, the attitude, the downstrumming...spot on, man. Super underrated band with kickass powerful muscular riffs, especially their live albums. Respect, Pusty.

[@amasterofbation]

Could you imagine if these two bands actually toured together back in the late 80’s and early 90’s that would have been the best

[@robertmartin513]

Stop switching the camera angle around while he's playing, jesus.

[@OEMPlus]

im pretty sure they're doing it to screw with us.

[@StevenSmith-nu6ox]

I cam here just to make this comment.

[@lbjake21]

watching stoned and hadnt even realized 5 mins in til i scrolled down and read the top comment. 5 mins later youve ruined the vid for me its all i can focus on l0l

[@thebigflyingninja5242]

@@lbjake21 lol

[@CraigHills]

It's annoying as hell

[@deanluke603]

My kid brother turned me on to Gwar when we were young, and after hearing their album, my first thought was , "Wow, these guys are really great musicians". Honestly. That cut right through all the costumes, vulgarity, and blood, which I came to like later. But yeah, without their musicianship, I never wouldve been interested in them. Bravo GWAR!

[@BOBRY1975]

I go to the shows actually for their music not the blood.

[@KiliFili13]

What was your first album? Mine was America Must Be Destroyed

[@REO_Meatwagon]

The statement about AC/DC and the stacks behind him immediately made me appreciate this individual as a man of great understanding and culture.

[@if6turnedouttobe9]

Right on Mick...

[@blacksabbath1022]

I don't trust anyone who doesn't like AC/DC.

[@if6turnedouttobe9]

@@blacksabbath1022 I like that...

[@Thrash_ranch]

@@blacksabbath1022 the ones that say "bring me the horizon", "devil wears prada" and "avenged 7fold" are their favourite bands, fall into that category

[@leonardoignaciorodriguezga9667]

Everybody gangsta until a heavily dressed guy with a dime guitar starts playing Ride The Lightning looking back at this comment i puke

[@Murderachi]

Buddy dime never had a reverse in line but🤘🏼

[@DanielDanger420]

@@Murderachi that's what I thought.

[@howardkisgay3543]

Landan Rideout Dimebag had one in line guitar that he played at monsters of rock in Russia. He played it on Primal Concrete Sludge

[@stigmurder99]

GETCHA PUUUUULĹLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[@jarrettferguson8596]

Landan Rideout he definitely had one called the “concrete sledge”. Never say never buddy

[@TyephoonMonsoon365]

GWAR needs their own children’s show on PBS, Noggin, Nick Jr, and it should be just. Like. THIS! Teach the kids GWAR... Teach the kids!

[@StaticisStranded2]

Fun for the whole fuckin' family!! 👏👏😂

[@erikschwartz1214]

There was a show where GWAR's singer was living in the protagonists closet, only one season I think

[@stevenfowler3043]

Cartoon network would probably take it on lol they would end up looking like teen titans go tho

[@KiliFili13]

Well they DID remarket Toxic Avenger into a Toxic Crusaders kids show...

[@goldylover1000]

They were on knd, the difference was was that grey delisle was the singing voice. but the rest we're the band themselves im not kidding look it up its awesome.

[@benregester8457]

Guitar tone is filthier than their stage show

[@efa666]

Like GG Allin's bedsheets.

[@amanisnoone.9795]

Like the filthy load that was blown!

[@thegrindcoreenthusiast7293]

I Like That Tone

[@hardrockrelics2157]

It’s actually pretty tight and clean. It’s his attack that is filthy.

[@Dirt_Serpent]

Hard Rock Relics lol what are you talking about. It’s nothing but shrill distortion

[@ashersolomon9560]

I literally agree with almost everything he said. From the ride the lighting, Sepultura, downpicking, not using a stool, power stance. Feels validating

[@namoric]

Fun story: a few years ago their domain didn't get renewed for whatever reason, my buddy bought it up, then passed it back over to GWAR and they sent him a TON of merch and tickets as thanks. Amazing group

[@GasFayce]

Praise Bob!

[@lachlanwelsh5880]

Good on him. Good on Gwar.

[@somniumneon6233]

Dope story and thanks for not taking their domain

[@Naltddesha]

That’s awesome

[@felipelovecraft1767]

Incredible how he can play with that outfit on. Seeing that guitar reminds me of Dimebag, man I sure miss him.

[@electricfil]

Fokk yeah, me too bro! He made the world a better place. CFH! DIMEBAG for life!

[@cnilecnile6748]

@@electricfil Darrel used to come to our gigs in D/FW in a local band I was in during the 90's. I had no idea who he was, he bought me a LOT of beer, would bring it to the stage. Didn't find out who he actually was until a few years later. Very laid back, average working class guy. RIP

[@reubenseldo1048]

His shoulder-pieces look like a boss from Contra.

[@caracolespacial]

the one from the winter scene =)

[@bendeleon4512]

Looks like more of a shoulder piece from Diablo III

[@ramzim3115]

@@bendeleon4512 ya some mix between what the barb and necromancer would have

[@Metalhead53023]

One of the trolls from God of war

[@davidantell2855]

They were....

[@eddie6198]

Didn't think I could love Pustulus more than I already do....and then he plays a Deicide riff. Fuck yes!

[@matthewmiller6704]

What song is the riff from? I recently got into Deicide and would like to know.

[@eddie6198]

@@matthewmiller6704 When Satan Rules His World

[@eddie6198]

@@matthewmiller6704 its a killer fucking tune.

[@paganhammer92]

​@Matthew Miller The song is: Kill the Christain. It's on the album Once upon the cross.

[@eddie6198]

@caseydeakins3074 incorrect, but the riffs are quite similar actually.

[@convexsix]

He sounds like a rick and morty character

[@erikschwartz1214]

Nah, more like a Metalocalypse or Mr. Pickles character

[@brandongeeslin828]

I think he sounds like Seth Rogen

[@actarus8564]

I agree with him.”If you don’t like AC/DC then.....”

[@nicolashunter4131]

overrated crap,grow up dude,come on,learn something about good music

[@actarus8564]

First of all,i grow up 45 years ago. 2nd,music is part of my life for 40 years so i know my share about music. And we all have different tastes in music. I prefer Scorpions over Slipknot and you might not agree with me but that’s ok. I guess all that crowds live at the River Plate show need to grow up for liking bad music right?...See ya! at the D.R.I mosh pit.

[@evnctr6235]

Looks like a power rangers antagonist lmaoo

[@snackingspider]

😂😂😂

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

😃🤣😂

[@deathincorporatedfitnesstr1256]

Lol he's not a good actor....behind the gag ..this guy is really smart and he knows his shit. Right on. Dead on about Johnny Ramone....lol

[@apollyon1081]

Bout time you had a Class act like Gwar on the channel Gram.

[@Microtonal_Cats]

GWAR should have a guitar made from Dave Brockie's ashes and epoxy. He would have dug that.

[@William.Driscoll]

Looks like cuddlefish-skin to me ; )

[@Caffeine_Club]

This guy tore it up 🤘 One of the best episodes! He's just so damn likable 👍

[@bashovski]

so sad Dave Brockie isn't with us anymore.

[@dixirose111]

Best all ages show I took my kids to ever. Gwar made it all about the kids and they loved it. Like a super soaker party. They had videos out on mtv at the time. Too much fun. Love you guys.

[@collinmackin5911]

Yeah man, definitely for kids! Especially when they squirt blood on everyone and bring Trump on stage and cut his throat! My kids love it!

[@liquidbraino]

Why the FUCK does KZbin say there's one reply to this comment but when I click to see it there's zero goddamn comments?

[@Aquarian-t8p]

@@liquidbraino Probably a deleted reply.

[@solonsaturngaming3727]

My Dad if he was still alive would love this video a lot he was a huge Gwar fan, i still got his cds

[@teriakamoto]

Hell yes. A man of good taste. God bless him.

[@daveolliemetalhead]

That’s cool sorry for your loss .

[@kylerychwalski8116]

Hey bro. I love your life, my dude.

[@saintsabbathi]

He felt the Sepultura riff to the Maximus...

[@LxPxRxPunk]

Im glad he described perfectly the main thing about punk guitar . Attitude .

[@realeyesrealizereallies996]

“And then I crushed a crocodile in to it” bad ass man...

[@CLaw-tb5gg]

I thought his guitar was covered with Brussels sprouts. The ultimate terror

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

🤣😂😂

[@opt123123]

Fucking lol! You win the internet today

[@heaththompson3834]

Broccoli!!

[@Prototheria]

I think a GWAR song about eating your veggies would be brutal. Like Womb With A View, but about eating healthy and portion control.

[@CJdude]

I can't unsee this now... why... just why

[@cmcp975]

I love how painfully awkward he is at times. He really exemplifies how even paradoxically technologically advanced yet marginally sentient aliens can struggle with insecurity while in front of a camera. So. Like. Us.☺️

[@devilineden727]

Ha ha, love the wording...

[@JeremyBeut]

Sick playing and siiiick tone I love it I usually dislike dean-ish guitars but this one looks dope

[@Ravach0l_]

Oui Jeremy

[@CMM5300]

Your disin on dime terratory.... tread lightly...

[@stephenpemberton9943]

Getchapull!🤘

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Tone?..........TONE????...........WHAT FUCKING "TONE"??? All you hear is WAY too much distortion. Go talk to A REAL guitarist and learn how MATURE guitar players figure out that when you get the hell rid of most of that childish, worthless distortion, you finally get to experience THE REAL TONE OF A GUITAR.......that is, if you can get your hands on a worthy guitar to begin with........because this sure as hell ain't it.

[@wannabecliffburton4275]

@@howabouthetruth2157 nice try

[@DaleLRoberts]

Fantastic! I'd love to see Balsac next. Or, even the two of them together.

[@SharleeAviles]

This guy must have his own youtube channel

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

Yes 😂

[@RegeneratinDegenerat]

He had a couple episodes called 'Pusty's Mailbag' that are pretty good.

[@not-Spongebob]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXO9q6Wpr9lrr80

[@tylerdees4169]

Bro I really hope so.

[@mus3415]

Purgasound (I think.. but I believe that's the name)

[@TheQxx]

Pustulus is a worthy successor to Flattus (RIP) - can tear it up and he's a funny chill kinda guy

[@danepresley7851]

I wholeheartedly agree about ACDC

[@Killopotamus]

Some of the greatest riffs and rock intros all time. Vocalist is grating tho srry

[@calvin3230]

Bon Scott is so much better

[@robashton8606]

"Late eighties, early nineties metal..." Ahhh, the Golden Age of death metal. This creature knows what it's talking about kids.

[@ryanroubert2483]

Somewhere between Death, Painkilleric Morbid angelic canibal Corpsic riffs

[@howabouthetruth2157]

@@ryanroubert2483 Seriously stupid shit that anyone can play with oh........about 15 minutes of practice. All buried in a horrible level of distortion straight out of a mud hole.

[@robashton8606]

@@howabouthetruth2157 OK boomer.

[@imyourgodmachine]

“And then i crushed a crocodile into it“ 😂😂😂😂

[@antichristian74]

that one got me too.

[@DTC1138]

Haha, classic GWAR comment

[@RahduDrahkqul75]

"CREATION !!!" ...... Of insane rule !!! ...All we hear, Desperate Cry !

[@pustulusmaximus7829]

THE BEST!

[@sheldoncooper8199]

When i learned to Play guitar about a Year ago :)

[@dillonjackson931]

I have a full forearm tattoo of this dude 🤘🤘

[@deminybs]

These guys crack me up

[@JaySay]

11:53 - I love how a man that manly with so much gruff and gwar shit on, is all "i'm not gonna tell. _It's a secret, heehee"_

[@dime4ever546]

Nice Guitar.

[@darkallyrecordings4931]

Picking up a slight Dimebag Aura here. RIP Brother.

[@stephenpemberton9943]

Aint dick wrong with that brother!..getchapull

[@rioducci4798]

The dime ax n the dime bombs n just playing everything

[@mikehunt4797]

Rip brothers loved u live.

[@teriakamoto]

@@rioducci4798 You are correct Sir

[@jimmiller2270]

This is how these videos should be.

[@trfmusic902]

Honestly though

[@TranzparentMethods]

7:17, I'm pretty sure he said dive-bombs, but I heard Dime-bombs. The only man who could make a guitar squeal that good with just a bar and some very good fingering.

[@garrettallan4095]

HA!!!You are not the only one that heard that ,my metal brother!!!R.I.P. DIME!!!!!!

[@Drsimioindahouse]

He said dimebombs obviously

[@pustulusmaximus7829]

Dime-bombs baby!

[@sagarmohanty4452]

Same here.. so cool multiple people felt that

[@imagineelm4749]

Pretty sure he actually said Dime Bombs

[@dgenerated]

He's right about the Ramones!.

[@satanagus]

Desperate cry Sepultura!!

[@lidirtrider8090]

You see Ol’ Pusty sqattin around on a stool playin guitar? SHIT NAW MAN! This is how practice! 18 F@&kin Fullstacks rollin, WIDE OPEN, ALL THE TIME! Thats why I’m F@&kin DEAF. That shit made me laugh real hard. Pusty is a man, well an Alien really, after my own heart.

[@Samkev1984]

Horns up on this shit!!And I liked the fact he didn’t bullshit the entire time.He dug right off into his favorite riffs!!Awesome!!!

[@Kragatar]

"Mahogany back, maple top, and then I crushed a crocodile into it."

[@veergujral6517]

There’s something unexplainably satisfying about watching a man rip into a heavy riff through a wall of Marshall’s.

[@M85619]

He comes off very humble and genuine lol...he'd make an awesome instructor

[@peterbell3199]

Awesome to see GWAR represented! Would have loved to hear Gor Gor,!

[@bobtherocker4598]

I was liking this shit from beginning and every minute it got better untill he said that Motorhead was the greatest of all time... Second only to AC/DC... !SOMEBODY GIVE THIS MAN THE AWARD FOR MOST FUCKING AWESOME MOTHER-FUCKER WHO EVER LIVED! How can anybody argue with that? I now have a new number 2 on my bucket-list of people to meet/get shitfaced with before i die. Number 1 being Angus of course. ROCK'N'ROLL!!!

[@circlecreeper]

you get the thumb up for sepultura man i feel im the only one that still loves em :(

[@wfhalsey1]

You aren't 😉

[@shannonwyatt1286]

I like sep roots and back...nowadays not so much. There new album was ok but its no arise or btr

[@southerntrendkiller2632]

So I guess the word of the day is gonna be DIME-bombs. Alright kids… can you say DIME-bombs?

[@kilmerval]

Man when is Dean going to make a signature model for him and make a production run? I'll be there day one to buy it.

[@Bloodykisses22]

You’re looking at it

[@mountainssea9642]

Riffs are so heavy they broke his left front tusk.

[@dogcowrph]

At least he’s wearing a mask. Imagine what’s under that thing.

[@mus3415]

He's actually not bad lol If you want to see, either check out his KZbin channel (Purgasound) or just look up Brent Purgason.

[@CrowemagModelWorks]

What was he boosting that 800 with??? Also.....proof right there that the horizontal input, mid to late 80's 800's are sick too, kids. Good enough for Kerry and Jeff too.

[@gregt0m]

Can watch multiple times, start to finish. Greatness on display on many levels.

[@upfactoryracing4148]

Ahhhhj it's your boy Pustulus Maximus!!!!

[@itsfine5818]

I feel like 50 years have to pass before GWAR is fully appreciated.

[@chrisxxc648]

Start playing a year ago and seems like his been playing for years

[@RP-pb8yx]

hes fucking with you

[@kevindie]

R P *_And he’s fucking with you._*

[@jarradbennett2286]

Ahahahahaha the complexity of the simplest joke is a astounding

[@misterspikex]

Scumdog years aren't the same as human years.

[@levijonathansix]

Not a fan of GWAR in the slightest but this guy has a great appreciation for all things rock and heavy metal and he plays incredibly well! Probably the most entertaining video from the series!

[@chrisluehr2503]

pfffft

[@teklife]

You can listen to Slutman City and not love GWAR?

[@deadyetireviews3969]

6:55 Motorhead's Love For Sale?

[@MrBlodhorn]

i 'm agree, Deicide, Marduk, Sepultura, .. good choices

[@joereadel]

Oh man this guy is awesome. He's studied his ass off.

[@davejoe2592]

He awesome and he's hilarious.

[@DyMzTV]

Ride the Lightning is my favorite Metallica album

[@Shageru47]

"I first started playing guitar a year ago. I won the ancient Battle Maximus audition 1500 years ago." Pustulus joined GWAR before he even learned how to play.

[@liquidbraino]

That's because time flows backwards on their part of the universe.

[@BuddhaB123]

best one yet

[@trfmusic902]

Never will be beaten

[@patrickgraham3593]

I used to ground my daughters and make them listen to Gwar. Now they are huge fans 😐 go figure

[@Mac_in_the_Hat]

"... and then I crushed a crocodile into it."

[@MrOrb1979]

Like the tone. Marshall still kickin'.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

It all sounded the same.........the same old muddy ass overly distorted SHIT.

[@jebd3293]

The fact he used "big dick energy" 😂 love this man

[@centraltexasbassfishing]

GWAR is BOSS!!!

[@b-morebonez6607]

Dude this guy is the SHIT! Hittin the dime bag Whammy bar squeals!! That was the shit. GWAR- so underrated.

[@philwhiting5625]

The guitar is covered in sprouts

[@andygtmo]

Soy boy confirmed

[@pustulusmaximus7829]

LOLS

[@pkj77]

the second riff is Dave Mustaine Spider chord he used it in Ride The Lightning also in Wake Up Dead he shows the different ways in a video about the Spider chord

[@dwilson2548]

Gwar boy I have missed you guys so much and your music I really really miss Dave's vocals. Thank God we still have all the albums to listen to rest in peace Dave. Rock on gwar. 😷